SIMPLICITY - Please! I want something that is simple!
A SharpReading programme is underwhelmingly easy to implement, lite on paper work but gets impressive results. * start with a piece of text * they unpack it * you respond to what they come up with A one page planning and assessment template is all you need.
HABITS - What do habits have to do with becoming a better reader?.
Learning to read is all about habitualising the use of mental strategies. SharpReading ... * identifies the essential reading strategies a reader needs * teaches them systematically * provides lots of guided practice. Like learning to ride a bike, you need a chance to 'get your balance'.
AUTONOMY - SharpReaders transfer the skills into their personal reading
The outcome of our instruction must be the independent and automatic use of these strategies or we are wasting our time. SharpReaders... * know what the strategies are * have a plan of attack * are motivated to process text (not just read it)
ROUTINES - How do I teach and habitualise reading strategies?.
Your routines (the way you interact with your learners) must be highly predictable so that the student is in control of the process. SharpReaders... * know what to expect from every lesson * use the routines to explore strategies and get the practice they need * transfer these routines into their own personal reading
PROGRESSIONS - How do I know what to teach?.
Having a simple developmental progression clarifies the learning pathway for the student and the teacher and avoids the 'a bit of this and a bit of that' approach. A SharpReader ... * knows exactly what they are working on and why * understands what mastery looks like and if they have achieved it yet. From classroom to classroom there is a common understanding of what reading instruction looks like.
SIMPLICITY - Please! I want something that is simple!
A SharpReading programme is underwhelmingly easy to implement, lite on paper work but gets impressive results.
* start with a piece of text
* they unpack it
* you respond to what they come up with
A one page planning and assessment template is all you need.
HABITS - What do habits have to do with becoming a better reader? .
Learning to read is all about habitualising the use of mental strategies. SharpReading ... * identifies the essential reading strategies a reader needs * teaches them systematically * provides lots of guided practice. Like learning to ride a bike, you need a chance to 'get your balance'.
AUTONOMY - SharpReaders transfer the skills into their personal reading
The outcome of our instruction must be the independent and automatic use of these strategies or we are wasting our time. SharpReaders... * know what the strategies are * have a plan of attack * are motivated to process text (not just read it)
ROUTINES - How do I teach and habitualise reading strategies? .
Your routines (the way you interact with your learners) must be highly predictable so that the student is in control of the process. SharpReaders... * know what to expect from every lesson * use the routines to explore strategies and get the practice they need * transfer these routines into their own personal reading
PROGRESSIONS - How do I know what to teach? .
Having a simple developmental progression clarifies the learning pathway for the student and the teacher and avoids the 'a bit of this and a bit of that' approach. A SharpReader ... * knows exactly what they are working on and why * understands what mastery looks like and if they have achieved it yet. From classroom to classroom there is a common understanding of what reading instruction looks like.